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US Inflation: Annual Percent Change (1774-2007) by  CATHERINE  on  MAY 27, 2008 in  HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES , VE INFOGRAPHICS Here is the annual percent change of  inflation  ( CPI ) in the Untied States from 1774 to 2007, which I graphed in  my previous post , but this time I added historical events to the graph: Wars, Banking Panics, Pegging Paper Money to the  Gold  and Silver Standard, Establishment of the Federal Reserve  and the US Mint.   Data from  MeasuringWorth.org

Gold Stocks in a Failing Fiat Currency | FINANCIAL SENSE : by David Galland Fri Dec. 17, 2010 "I have been agonizing about getting metal after dumping paper metal I held and was reading the Daily Dispatch looking for investment clues. I was pondering the ratios of thirds that you mentioned in a recent Dispatch and the pursuing of metal stocks when an issue occurred to me that was not mentioned. On the one hand, you discuss the dollar trap of investors running from one currency to another, away from the dollar and back to it. I fear that the dollar is doomed as are other fiat currencies, and time is getting short. So the question that came to mind is, what happens if one is invested in metal stocks or any vehicle that is denominated in a fiat currency, and that currency goes bust, blotto?...more"

My Blog : "John Williams - Massive Selling of US Currency Lies Ahead John Williams today was dispatching information regarding gold, silver, M3, nearby massive selling of dollars and inflation. Here is a portion from his commentary, “Despite November 9th’s historic high gold price of $1,421.00 per troy ounce (London afternoon fix) and the multi-decade high silver price of $30.50 per troy ounce (London fix) on December 7th, gold and silver prices have yet to approach their historic high levels, adjusted for inflation.”"

Radical Difference Between Monetization 1 and QE2 by Daniel R. Amerman By Daniel R. Amerman, CFA Overview  It's official: the Federal Reserve announced on November 3rd that it will create approximately $600 billion of new money to fund US Treasury bond purchases, and will also utilize another $250-$300 billion of money that had been previously created (also out of the nothingness). The usual term in the media for these planned purchases is "QE2", as in the second round of quantitative easing. The "2" in "QE2" implies that this is something that has been done before. This implication is dead wrong....."

Market Oracle Economics / Money Supply Jun 23, 2008 - 01:10 PM By: Captain_Hook "...And it doesn't stop there in terms of the bad news either, where although most prefer to imagine things could not get worse, they will. As alluded to above, a collapsing stock market, although important and long overdue in terms of fundamentals (think contracting earnings), is only one element of the credit crunch. Housing will continue to fall, and home equity loans will contract as a result. And then there is credit card debt, car loans, and commercial credit that will suffer as a result of the collapsing consumer. It's all tied together you know, not compartmentalized as the bubbleheads on CNBC would like you to believe. Bottom line is, the rate of growth in consumer credit is contracting, but it hasn't gone negative yet, not with all those people buying their necessities on credit cards. (See Figure 2) One does need wonder what would be the result in the economy if this were to happ...

Stock Market Leading Indicators: All Showing Major Weakness Mar 12, 2008 - 04:14 AM Market Oracle By: Donald_W_Dony Great easy to read charts in this article..... Bottom line: Leading indicators of the U.S. equity markets are moving in concert lower. These indicators normally lead the stock market by 6-12 months. As there is no technical evidence of any long-term trend reversals or even finding solid price support, this would suggest additional downward pressure can be expected for the equity markets in 2008. This action coordinates with the topping of the 2006-2010 business cycle. The peak in the cycle is associated with rising unemployment, weakening earnings and Fed reduction in interest rates. Investment approach: As the crest in the 4 year stock and business cycles have developed approximately mid-term, the likelihood of another 1-2 years of down trending equity markets is large. Commodities are one of the few investments that remain in a secular bull market. As the Fed will con...